[obol] Re: orchard Juncos
- From: "Tim Janzen" <tjanzen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 21:51:42 -0700
Dear Lars and others,
There has been a pair of juncos hanging around the grounds on the west side
of Adventist Medical Center in SE Portland this summer. I suspect that they
may be nesting, but I haven't seen them with juveniles yet. The habitat is
similar to what you describe. I don't generally find them on the valley
floor in June or July with any regularity.
Sincerely,
Tim Janzen
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Of Lars Per Norgren
Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 9:21 PM
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Subject: [obol] orchard Juncos
People occasionally wonder about Juncos nesting on the Willamette
Valley floor. The conifer rich campuses of U of O and OSU immediately come
to mind. A few years ago I found a Junco nest in a pie cherry orchard. That
was July. It was the nw corner of a large fruit operation, with extensive
Douglas-fir a stone's throw away. Today a Junco flew onto the powerline in
the middle of the farm (1/2 mile se of where I found the nest ), then down
into a block of mature Italian plum trees. 150m north of this spot another
Junco landed on the utility line. I would think the second bird represented
a different territory . Both birds were in the middle of about a square mile
of fruit trees on a south facing slope.
Some blocks of trees are mature with a closed canopy, others very
young with the ground mostly unshaded. A common feature is the sterile
nature of the ground--there is nearly no plant life at all. Could this be
part of its appeal to Juncos? Lars
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